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Upgrade to WordPress 2.9.2
There’s another WP upgrade to 2.9.2. The problem is with logged in users, they can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed up on your blog and sensitive posts in the trash, you should upgrade to 2.9.2. Or you can upgrade in your blog administration by clicking on Tools->Upgrade to upgrade.
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Summer Waiting List
There are currently no openings for any custom design work until late August 2009. You may submit a request for a custom design project by July 1, 2009 for it to be considered for late August and Fall scheduling.
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7 Useful WordPress Plugins
Here are 7 great plugins from WordPress that can add some cool features and extra customization to your WordPress site. Some are easy to use and some are more advanced.
WP – Choose Thumb – This is a cool plugin that allows you to add a thumbnail to any post or archive page by adding a simple line of code to your index file. You do however, need to go back in to all of your posts and select the the thumbnail you would like to show as your thumbnail. That can be time consuming. If you’ve already uploaded an image in your post, it won’t show unless it’s selected. Other than that, I like the styling of it. I like this better than the Thumbnail Excerpts plugin.
Exclude Pages – Great plugin because it shows a check box in all of your pages to allow you to easily exclude any page from any listings in your page navigation menus.
Custom Excerpts – Do you use the template tag <?php the_excerpt(”) ?> in your theme? Did you ever notice all formatting is stripped out? Custom Excerpts allows you to set a custom excerpt text, length, and to choose HTML tags to allow. This is a very easy way to format your code without messing with the core files. Finally, your links will show in an excerpt. The only problem I’ve come across it when using the <!–more–> code. It strips out the automatic permalink that can say “Click Here to Read More” (or whatever you call your link). || Read more »
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Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran School
I really enjoyed working on this project for Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School. They needed a website to promote their school, offer information on the staff, school events and contact forms.
Client: Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School, Brighton MI.
Project: Custom header including photography, custom website design, customized css, custom graphics, website maintenance and setup, custom forms, Google apps, SEO, Flash video.
Platform: WordPress
Launch Site: http://sotlschool.com
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Mint and Chocolate WP Theme
Now available is Mint and Chocolate WordPress theme.
Theme Features
- XHTML and CSS W3C compliance
- Browsers (IE6, IE7, FF, Safari, Opera, Chrome) compatible
- Works in current versions of WordPress up to 2.7
- 840px fixed width, left column widgetized sidebar
- Header graphic personalized with blog name
- 2 Custom links on the header pointing to your home page and another page of choice
- Post date images
- Free upload of this theme to your themes folder
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New Boutique WordPress Themes
I’ve been working on some new WordPress Themes that match templates I have available to order in my shop. Due to time restraints, I only have 2 available right now.
My WordPress Themes feature:
- XHTML and CSS W3C compliance
- Browsers (IE6, IE7, FF, Safari, Opera, Chrome) compatible
- Works in current versions of WordPress up to 2.7
- Custom (original) graphics and headers
- Personalization of header with your blog or business name
Check out what I have available so far. I also provide free ftp upload of a purchased theme!
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View Some of My Work
I’m in the process of updating my portfolio and I can’t seem to find the time to get it all together and back on my site. So, if you’re interested in seeing a few of the sites I’ve done, feel free to check them out.
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran School – http://sotlschool.com/
HCH Class of 1989 – http://hchclassof1989.com/
Girly Bird Designs – http://girlybirddesigns.com/
Chicks With Kidz – http://chickswithkidz.com/
Bubble Bees – http://bubblebeesparties.com/
Jason Loyd Memorial – http://www.jasonloyd.com/
NoteWorthy Paper - http://noteworthypaper.com/
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Some of the best online tools
Here are a few links to some of the best online tools and resources I’ve found on the Web. They’re actually useful!
Google Analytics – http://www.google.com/analytics/
A free tool for web designers. It’s a remotely hosted traffic statistics system that’s easy to install on any page of your website.
htaccess Tools – http://www.htaccesstools.com/
This site has different generators to create .htaccess files for blocking IPs, hotlink protection and more. For those who don’t know what an .htaccess files is, they’re invisible text documents that configure Apache web servers.
Browsershots – http://browsershots.org/
Check browser compatibility, cross platform browser test your site. If you use the free version, don’t count on getting all of your requested screenshots in a short period of time and your limited to how many times you can que the system. It’s worth it to pay $29.95 per month for priority processing if you’re a designer.
COLOURlovers – http://www.colourlovers.com/
This is still one of my favorites. Colour lovers influences and monitors color trends by rating, commenting and sharing palettes, and patterns. One of my favorite features is the ability to download the Adobe Illustrator swatch of the palette I make. The only drawback is it’s only 5 colors. But it’s still easy to add new colors to my swatch once in AI.
WordPress Codex - http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
Everything you need to know about using and installing WordPress. You also find information on working with WordPress, design and layout, advanced techniques, developer documentation and more. It’s the essential bible for anyone developing a WordPress site.
